Terms Used In Tennessee Code 65-3-116

  • Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
  • Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105

No officer, agent, servant, or employee of any such company, who appears and testifies before the department of transportation under this chapter or chapter 5 of this title or in any civil or criminal proceedings instituted by the department of transportation under this chapter or chapter 5 of this title, shall be liable to indictment or presentment for any violation of this chapter or chapter 5 of this title about which such person so testifies.